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the fact is, it's harder in the united states to lift yourself from poverty now than it was 50 years ago. yet, in the midst of a presidential campaign where the economy is the central issue, we rarely hear poverty mentioned by either candidate. according to a new report by fairness and accuracy reporting, less than 1% of the campaign coverage addressed poverty in any way. that is, at least, directly. consider this, this week's teacher strike in chicago, more than 25,000 chicago teachers went on trike over a mere yad of issues, not the least of which are the teaching conditions in chicago schools. the strike exposed the battle lines between the movement and educators fighting against high stakes testing and a better approach to measuring school performance. driving the battle is educational outcomes to improve economic things for kids. it is always education, which is first and often only mentioned as the cure. that prescription sounds intuitive. what if the premise is wrong? what is robert rector is wrong and it does affect childhood. the average low income child enters kindergarten
the fact is, it's harder in the united states to lift yourself from poverty now than it was 50 years ago. yet, in the midst of a presidential campaign where the economy is the central issue, we rarely hear poverty mentioned by either candidate. according to a new report by fairness and accuracy reporting, less than 1% of the campaign coverage addressed poverty in any way. that is, at least, directly. consider this, this week's teacher strike in chicago, more than 25,000 chicago teachers went on...
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and there's one massive outlier which is the united states. partly that's due to the increase in guns. partly, that's due to the fact we are, relative to other places, are a more violent country. in the violence that we have. and we have, again, a huge geographic distribution in terms of places that are intensely violent places that are much less violent. getting back to the question i left on the table before we went to break. esther talked about the fact that nothing is going to happen in national politics unless there's a grassroots push. what is the state of gun safety, using the congresswoman's term -- what is the state of the gun safety now, why is it not as strong as it once was? >> when we talk about the gun state and the million mom march goes to washington. people being killed, laws being enacted. and then the democrats walked away, as you talked about in an earlier segment from the issue of gun violence and blamed defeats on our issue of guns. now, i think it's coming back, because there is a movement of people. there's occupied wal
and there's one massive outlier which is the united states. partly that's due to the increase in guns. partly, that's due to the fact we are, relative to other places, are a more violent country. in the violence that we have. and we have, again, a huge geographic distribution in terms of places that are intensely violent places that are much less violent. getting back to the question i left on the table before we went to break. esther talked about the fact that nothing is going to happen in...
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is this a vital interest of the united states? in which case, we have to want it more and throw our weight behind it and tailor or policies behind it with less deference. >> what does that mean? in a con credit sense, what does it look like? >> not letting the israelis drag us into overreacting to palestinian diplomatic moves at the u.n. it means understanding that we have a choice here. the palestinians are facing a choice between the p.a. and the plo. their strategy of negotiations and diplomacy versus hamas' with arm struggle and confrontation. we, the israelis play a huge goal in how that goes. one of the reasons hamas is able to spin this into a huge victory, unlike last time, like in 2008 and 2009, is the lack of contrast with the west bank. the reason for that is western aid, american and european aid has been cut in half. half of this american half is held back now so the p.a. can't meet payroll, let alone build schools and roads. then there's no functioning peace process. what it means is confronting people. >> steve, i w
is this a vital interest of the united states? in which case, we have to want it more and throw our weight behind it and tailor or policies behind it with less deference. >> what does that mean? in a con credit sense, what does it look like? >> not letting the israelis drag us into overreacting to palestinian diplomatic moves at the u.n. it means understanding that we have a choice here. the palestinians are facing a choice between the p.a. and the plo. their strategy of...
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the united states government weighed in on the same side of ccr, if i'm not mistaken, right? >> as the plaintiffs. >> as the plaintiffs. one of the things i found fascinating as i was digging into this isn't the sort of devastating facts around the case of what happened in the delta and ogoni people, but the way in which this law has been -- it was passed in 1789 and essentially laid dormant for about 200 years, right? >> right. >> no one used it. and then some lawyers realize the law was on the books and could be used to hold people that violated human rights abroad to account here in u.s. courts. it's actually been an effective tool for doing that, right? >> it has. the set of constitutional rights is the lawyers at ccr that filed the first case involving paraguay. over the years, issues reverberated in supreme court and they have found the human rights abuses are able to be vindicated through u.s. courts. i think the important piece here is that to the extent that we accept that corporations interact in the world in international context, and reap profits internationally,
the united states government weighed in on the same side of ccr, if i'm not mistaken, right? >> as the plaintiffs. >> as the plaintiffs. one of the things i found fascinating as i was digging into this isn't the sort of devastating facts around the case of what happened in the delta and ogoni people, but the way in which this law has been -- it was passed in 1789 and essentially laid dormant for about 200 years, right? >> right. >> no one used it. and then some lawyers...
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even the united states can't stop it. we can do it by changing the regime and installing a puppet government there. i don't know if that will work. that's probably the minimum that would be required. nobody wants to talk about that. they want to talk about surgical military strikes. they don't want to talk about the number of people who are going to die. when i'm in iran and have been there, i've talked to people who are anti-regime people who have been in jail and have been tore toured and they say, if there is an attack, we'll fight for iran. it's not as simple as we think. let's bomb the facilities and we'll be okay. i think it's a much larger discussion. >> eli, when you hear -- i know this is obviously a campaign, but when you hear president romney -- would be president romney saying i'm just going to call up and find out what he would like me to say, is that problematic? >> i think he's basically saying that israel is an ally. he would consult as obama consults with other u.s. allies. how's that any different than w
even the united states can't stop it. we can do it by changing the regime and installing a puppet government there. i don't know if that will work. that's probably the minimum that would be required. nobody wants to talk about that. they want to talk about surgical military strikes. they don't want to talk about the number of people who are going to die. when i'm in iran and have been there, i've talked to people who are anti-regime people who have been in jail and have been tore toured and...
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i have no doubt that the united states is und stated and that they're behaving as an agent of the united states in this affair -- >> which they did with i and which they've done in the past. >> again, but my question is so is the uk. it doesn't make sense? >> what doesn't make sense? >> what doesn't make sense -- >> they might actually eventually extradite him. >> they can't now because he's in the embassy. let's hope they don't invade the embassy. >> so that could happen. >> richard, you're raising your hand and i would like you to ask a question. >> yes, please. exactly what he released, how much of it was like sop secret? isn't it really embarrassing cables about the way other leaders talk? i thought it was boring. >> if you don't have cable, you might not think it's boring. >> it was somewhat astute. people talk the way they talk when they don't think they're being recorded. was there any grave crime? he was probably naked in his cell and waterboarded. >> he was not waterboarded. >> of course, i'm a satirist. >> i'm a literalist. >> that's why we're having fun. assange could be rende
i have no doubt that the united states is und stated and that they're behaving as an agent of the united states in this affair -- >> which they did with i and which they've done in the past. >> again, but my question is so is the uk. it doesn't make sense? >> what doesn't make sense? >> what doesn't make sense -- >> they might actually eventually extradite him. >> they can't now because he's in the embassy. let's hope they don't invade the embassy. >>...
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that ee e the united states of midterm. so being an average middle class kid from fairfax county i'm thrilled to be the governor. doing things and support and expand and offing for our middle class classes in america. governor romney has put forth a visitary five-point plan. >> gets people back to work because you did but up. and when you provide jobs grow provide them for another people. to get our great country out of debt by balancing the budget within the next eight years and he ooh kwok to have have rm march something to be able to da that. those things that are necessary to create the work force of the future. to be able to have a sustainable energy future. this president's got no plan. grochl romney has gone an all of the above god-given naurt resources to promode merge independency indense pence. that's going to create jobs for a long time. ladies and gentlemen, you know the issues and you now the ideas of mitt romney romney. but what i want to say above all else what really matters is heart and character and script
that ee e the united states of midterm. so being an average middle class kid from fairfax county i'm thrilled to be the governor. doing things and support and expand and offing for our middle class classes in america. governor romney has put forth a visitary five-point plan. >> gets people back to work because you did but up. and when you provide jobs grow provide them for another people. to get our great country out of debt by balancing the budget within the next eight years and he ooh...
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they are running in their state for united states senate, but it reflects the culture of the state they're in as a very conservative state. >> indiana is a conservative place. >> i have a position as the republican. that's where this gets mercy about state and local to federal. >> democrats had success in 2006 recruiting candidates that were pro life and culturally more in tune with their district. >> to get the house majority. >> to even pennsylvania. so it doesn't clean necessarily along those lines. you said this the first hour, the election is about the economy, pocketbooks, jobs. we like talking about the cultural issues. both sides like talking about what this country is, what it's about, who's it for, what does freedom even mean. freedom to do what? >> of course this has support. none of those cultural issues are just cultural or social issues. when you think about that, who should pay for what, you start to get into social and cultural. >> can you control your reproductive health is an i shall issue. can you leave them your inheritance. that's interesting as well. what's interestin
they are running in their state for united states senate, but it reflects the culture of the state they're in as a very conservative state. >> indiana is a conservative place. >> i have a position as the republican. that's where this gets mercy about state and local to federal. >> democrats had success in 2006 recruiting candidates that were pro life and culturally more in tune with their district. >> to get the house majority. >> to even pennsylvania. so it...
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states secret service who are clearly experts at identifying threat situations and how to prevent them. >> working with the secret service who are clear live experts at identifying threat situations and how to prevent them. i can absolutely see because of the politics involved, and because of the way we've accustomed ourselves to think about security post 9/11 which is okay, here's what we need to do. we need to created a whole new profiling regime to keep track on people with diagnosed mental illness and essentially follow them around like suspect eed terrorists to make sure they don't do anything like this. it's a chilling thought and it doesn't seem like a productive policy but i can see that being a very appealing policy because it kind of threads the needle that's on the table which is do something, don't do something. >> except there's one thing but i agree with you about the nature of it. this is how we deal with it. more surveillance and more big government in that sense. the issue with it will be politically, i think, the profile is white men. the profile, that's a profile tha
states secret service who are clearly experts at identifying threat situations and how to prevent them. >> working with the secret service who are clear live experts at identifying threat situations and how to prevent them. i can absolutely see because of the politics involved, and because of the way we've accustomed ourselves to think about security post 9/11 which is okay, here's what we need to do. we need to created a whole new profiling regime to keep track on people with diagnosed...
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out of a base of about three million educators in the united states of america. at the very same time as we're saying, we need to help all kids reach 21st century skills. in real economics what that meant was, programs like art and music, physical education, we do have an obesity problem in the united states. all of those were cut. a.p. courses were cut. so what you have instead of actually growing the economy, investing in the things we need, investing in jobs, investing in infrastructure, you have a contraction. >> it's the equivalent of how we get lied into the iraq war. that you create a fear factor. the republicans have been incredibly successful in leading people to believe -- regular people -- that this issue of the budget and the deficit is the critical piece and just as we were -- >> it's the terrifying threat. >> precisely. >> because they think it's the same as our own personal budget, as opposed to a stimulative effect which will create jobs, which will create more consumer demands. >> obama conceded on this point too early. when he did the freeze in
out of a base of about three million educators in the united states of america. at the very same time as we're saying, we need to help all kids reach 21st century skills. in real economics what that meant was, programs like art and music, physical education, we do have an obesity problem in the united states. all of those were cut. a.p. courses were cut. so what you have instead of actually growing the economy, investing in the things we need, investing in jobs, investing in infrastructure, you...
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you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >>> so what do we know now that we didn't know last week? well, we now know that joe ricketts the conservative billionaire and patriarch of the family that owns my beloved chicago cubs is distancing himself from the proposal leaked by "the new york times" to run a campaign ad against president obama. we know that tranks of the billionaire super pac donors are proliferating creating a bonanza of political consultants and creating a nasty and barrage of attack ads. with e no nae the post citizens united world, there is no way to hold politicians accountable. we know that joe ricketts of the world don't like their names in newspapers or cable news and if they are going to be writing million dollar checks, that is where they belong. we know in politics money cannot buy excitement. americans elect organization with a $50 million budget created by a group of wealthy donors decided that if you build it, they will come. it was to nominate a presidential candidate to represe
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and so, if we're talking about the united states and growing a middle class. we need to actually have workers have a voice. >> can i just say, can i just say one thing? just empirically in terms of the data, you cannot look at the data about the american political economy and conclude anything but that unions are on the decline, median wages have stagnated. inequality have gone up. corporate profits have gone up. those are the facts on the table. whether you think the balance is still out of skew with 8% union density and stagnating median wages, you can make that argument. but you cannot make an argument that unions have been in assent or that corporate wages have been declining. >> it's a question of fundamental fairness, why should the corporations and the bosses on the one side be organized and the workers not be organized to fight for their own interests? workers have to be organized. >> no problem with that, bob. but the problem is i get the landscape as you both laid it out here. but the reality of it is, you cannot act like the unions have not contribu
and so, if we're talking about the united states and growing a middle class. we need to actually have workers have a voice. >> can i just say, can i just say one thing? just empirically in terms of the data, you cannot look at the data about the american political economy and conclude anything but that unions are on the decline, median wages have stagnated. inequality have gone up. corporate profits have gone up. those are the facts on the table. whether you think the balance is still out...
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states and most european countries. >> reporter: canada isn't that we tax the rich so lightly. we tax the rich fairly high here compared with those countries but we tax the middle class lightly. no one will win elections saying if we want a long-term sustainable future that looks like spending now we have to have a large tax increase on the middle class but that's where the money is. >> i think this is a really key point. i think liberals think long term if they want to build a sustainable welfare state, a welfare state that benefits lots of people we have to have a conversation about in the future taxing the middle class folks more heavily. i personally would want social security to become what is essentially a pension program. the private sector pensions are on the decline. millions of americans don't have enough money saved up for retirement so take more out of people's paycheck, a large middle-class tax increase and it goes towards awe us is stapable pension program for most americans. >> we're up against another -- suzy and kevin, thanks for joining us this morning. could
states and most european countries. >> reporter: canada isn't that we tax the rich so lightly. we tax the rich fairly high here compared with those countries but we tax the middle class lightly. no one will win elections saying if we want a long-term sustainable future that looks like spending now we have to have a large tax increase on the middle class but that's where the money is. >> i think this is a really key point. i think liberals think long term if they want to build a...
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you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >>> is there a distinction between partisan ideological and in terms of how you're evaluating open-mindedness in terms of the federal judiciary. >> let's talk a look at jerry smith. a man a very active republican from the state of texas before he went on the bench represented oil and gas companies. this is an individual who referred to the league of women voters as the plague of women voters. who referred to feminists as rejects, outcasts, who are perverts. now i would -- >> what he said in the supreme court in decisions about -- >> we can assume because he was ronald reagan's appointee that he was asked about his views on roe and said he would overturn roe as was every other candidate who was put forward by ronald reagan. >> so there's a certain -- the important distinction here is this idea of someone sort of proving their movement bona fides before being able and then when they're on the bench -- >> here's rush limbaugh talking about jerry smith as a member of hi
you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >>> is there a distinction between partisan ideological and in terms of how you're evaluating open-mindedness in terms of the federal judiciary. >> let's talk a look at jerry smith. a man a very active republican from the state of texas before he went on the bench represented oil and gas companies. this is an individual who referred to the league of women voters as the plague of women voters. who referred to feminists...
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it's a bad way to operate in the united states. we have the terrain we have. we are hopeful on november 6, we will see one or more of the four marriage ballot measures go to victory. >> i want to bring in a master mind. really, a strategically smart campaign in colorado to legalize marijuana after this break. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. that moment you enjoy it at home. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. and you learned something along the way. this is the age of kn
it's a bad way to operate in the united states. we have the terrain we have. we are hopeful on november 6, we will see one or more of the four marriage ballot measures go to victory. >> i want to bring in a master mind. really, a strategically smart campaign in colorado to legalize marijuana after this break. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes....
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. >> this is a guy in the president of the united states who believes in infrastructure as one of the growth engines for this country. we should also be very clear for every dollar spent, it is a multiplier of 1.6 times on gdp. the fastest multiplier for any business. he put out a bill that didn't get past. how could you not pass intrasfrkture? i hosted a summit that had the chamber of commerce on one side and the unions on the other side both begging. >> this is the middle and regulation in texas both begging for it. the idea that we have a polar e polarizing environment today. >> pole riarize in washington. >> this is one of the great tragedies. there is common ground between business and between labor and it has to do with investing in human infrastructure and there is a desire on the part of republicans even stuff that is good for small businesses and even stuff that is good for infrastructure, the republicans won't pass their own bills because they would rather see the economic pain build up than have the country move forward and have obama get credit for it. i think that has to
. >> this is a guy in the president of the united states who believes in infrastructure as one of the growth engines for this country. we should also be very clear for every dollar spent, it is a multiplier of 1.6 times on gdp. the fastest multiplier for any business. he put out a bill that didn't get past. how could you not pass intrasfrkture? i hosted a summit that had the chamber of commerce on one side and the unions on the other side both begging. >> this is the middle and...
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states. i have most recently been to ohio and new hampshire. the mood is different depending on the day and where you go. one of the things i did not find to be true is mitt the momentum. i think what we saw in the aftermath of the first debate was romney folks feeling like it was all of a sudden okay to be proud to be out as romney voter. >> true. >> i did not see that before that. i think there are a number of folks who are feeling visceral emotions out there. i have been certainly evangelizing to my colleagues in d.c. about the need to get out into the swing states in the last few days of the election. i think some of this comes down to raw gut. i don't think the momentum is happening. i think ohio is going to be key. we are seeing romney go to maine to pick up the one electoral vote we can get from there. they are racing all over covering their bases. it's going to be super interesting. maine and nebraska, barack obama won the congressional district in nebraska last time around omaha. the
states. i have most recently been to ohio and new hampshire. the mood is different depending on the day and where you go. one of the things i did not find to be true is mitt the momentum. i think what we saw in the aftermath of the first debate was romney folks feeling like it was all of a sudden okay to be proud to be out as romney voter. >> true. >> i did not see that before that. i think there are a number of folks who are feeling visceral emotions out there. i have been...
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i don't think anybody in the state of nevada or the united states wants to continue overpayments to insurance companies but by restricting and ending those overpayments we extended the life of medicare by nine years. >> the interesting thing about your opponent is he voted for the early version of the ryan plan which is the more aggressive which would have turned all of medicare for those under 55 into the voucher program. he voted for the second version which was the more moderate version. he has a strange record on this. >> well, look. there's a lot to do with political expediency. he voted twice, not once to turn it over. that's not going to work in this state. >> the reason i played that clip is because dean heller realized the second time he ended up passing the ryan budget he realized he had to run for re-election. he didn't vote for the ryan budget. even though it moved to the left. it offers seniors a choice. to me, if you're going to say what happened a month ago that switched things, i think it's ryan. i think ryan on the ticket has made this -- and for some reason strategically rep
i don't think anybody in the state of nevada or the united states wants to continue overpayments to insurance companies but by restricting and ending those overpayments we extended the life of medicare by nine years. >> the interesting thing about your opponent is he voted for the early version of the ryan plan which is the more aggressive which would have turned all of medicare for those under 55 into the voucher program. he voted for the second version which was the more moderate...
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states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have
states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because...
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we have people that will -- you know, we have cops outside embassies in the united states and so since there wasn't really a properly constituted libyan government, the role was given to the militia which were also overrun. >> right. i mean, look. big picture there's a cost in these interventions and the cost is always high and it's always unpredictable. you don't know when it's going to rear its ugly head. in terms of if one is responsible for protecting people within a facility, i've been in that position having been in charge of bureaus. we had one incident in baghdad where there was a sticky bomb outside the bureau. we raised the red alarm -- the red flags about it and then three weeks later the entire base and infrastructure was blown up. that was a situation in libya where you had different incidents. the state department should have responded. when your guys in the field are saying we're under threat, you have to respond. >> that might be the obama administration's main mistake in libya, it was presented as a simple story. >> the president and vice president shouldn't be being b
we have people that will -- you know, we have cops outside embassies in the united states and so since there wasn't really a properly constituted libyan government, the role was given to the militia which were also overrun. >> right. i mean, look. big picture there's a cost in these interventions and the cost is always high and it's always unpredictable. you don't know when it's going to rear its ugly head. in terms of if one is responsible for protecting people within a facility, i've...